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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 



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President JOHN A. BAKER. 

First Vice-President JOHN SAUL. 

Second Vice-President__THOS. W. FOWLER. 
Third Vice-President.EDMUND CAMMACK. 

Recording Secretary CHAS. A. BALL. 

CoRR^-:s>>ONDii^a Secretary D. S. CTJRTISS. 

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J-Pn^SIDiZNT^ I^BiC^RDING SECRETARY, CORRESPOND- 

■ ii^G SsoeecArV,' AND Treasurer, ex officio; 
John Saul, George Glorius, Michael Esch, 
David I. Saunders, and John G. Judd. 

FINANCE COMMITTEE. 
William Saunders. Matthias Haggerty. 

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CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. — Title. 

The (Society shall be known as the District of 
Columbia Horticultural Society. 

Article II. — Object. 

The object of the Society shall be to promote, 
foster, and encourage horticultural taste and 
knowledge. 

Article III. — Membership. 

Section 1. Any person wishing to become a 
member of this Society must be recommended by 
two members at a regular meeting, and if two- 
thirds of the members present shall so determine, 
he or she shall be declared elected, "nd on signing 
this Constitution, shall be entitled to all the privi- 
leges of membership. The admission fee of a reg- 
ular member shall be one dollar, and an annual 
contribution of two dollars thereafter, payable 
quarterly, shall be assessed to each regular mem- 
ber. Any member neglecting to pay his or her 



dues for the space of one year after notice thereof, 
shall cease to enjoy the privileges of membership, 
and if his or her dues are not paid within one 
month thereafter, he or she shall forfeit his or her 
membership. 

Sec. 2. Honorary and life members may be 
elected at any regular meeting of the Society, and 
shall be entitled to all the privileges of the So- 
ciety, except to eligibility to office and to vote. 
They shall have free admission to all exhibitions 
of the Society. Honorary members shall be ex- 
empt from all fees and dues. Life members shall 
pay the sum of ten dollars on signing this Consti- 
tution. 

Sec. 3. Kegular members shall have free ad- 
mission for himself and his own family to all ex- 
hibitions of the Society ; and if without a family, 
he shall have the privilege of introducing two 
friends, whose admission shall be regulated by 
tickets not transferable. 

Article IV. — Officers. 

The officers of this Society shall consist of a 
President, three Vice-Presidents, Recording Secre- 
tary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, and an 
Executive Committee of five, who shall be elected 



annually by ballot, and shall hold their respective 
offices for one year, and until their successors are 
chosen. 

Article V. — President and Vice-Presidents. 

The President shall preside at all meetings of 
the Society, and preserve order. In the absence 
of the President, the Vice-Presidents, in their 
order, shall perform the same duties. In the ab- 
sence of the President and the Vice-Presidents, 
the members present shall choose a President 
pro tempore, who, for the time being, shall exer- 
cise all the duties of the office. 

Article VI. — Recording Secretary. 

The Kecording Secretary shall have the custo- 
dy of all the records and the seal of the Society, 
and all other property connected with his office. 
He shall keep a true record of the proceedings of 
the Society in a book provided for that purpose, 
and sign his name thereto. He shall give due 
notice of all meetings and exhibitions of the Soci- 
ety and notify members of their election. He 
shall keep an account with each member of the. 
Society, charging up his or her dues and collecting 
the same, and keep an account of all money re- 



ceived and expended each quarter, and shall pay 
over all money coming into his possession, by vir- 
tue of his office, to the Treasurer, and take his 
receipt therefor. 

Article VII. — Corresponding Secretary. 

The Corresponding Secretary shall conduct the 
correspondence of the Society and prepare all let- 
ters to be written in its name, and shall retain 
copies thereof, and of all letters received, in a 
book to be kept for that purpose, which shall be 
open to the inspection of the Society at all times. 

Article VIII. — Treasurer. 

The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds 
and securities of the Society, and pay such drafts 
as may from time to time be ordered by the Soci- 
ety, signed by the President and countersigned by 
the Recording Secretary. He shall submit his 
books and a full statement of his accounts annu- 
ally, or when called upon by the Executive Com- 
mittee. 

Artice IX. — Executive Committee. 
The Executive Committee shall consist of five 



members in addition to the President, Recording 
Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer, 
who shall be ex officio members thereof. It shall 
be the duty of the Executive Committee to make 
all necessary rules and regulations for holding ex- 
hibitions, to appoint committees on Fruit, Flowers, 
and Vegetables, and prescribe the duties of the 
same. They shall have charge of all publications 
emanating from the Society, and shall keep a true 
record of their proceedings, and report the same 
to the Society when called upon to do so. 

Article X. — Expulsion of Members. 

Any member guilty of a breach of good faith 
towards the Society, or who shall do anything to 
the dishonor thereof, may be expelled at any 
regular meeting of the Society, two-thirds of the 
members j^resent voting therefor ; but no membei" 
shall be expelled, unless a written notice be served 
upon him or her at least one month before such 
expulsion is acted upon. 

Article XI. — Vacancies. 

In case of a vacancy in any office of the 
Society, it shall be filled at the next regular meet- 



ing by special election, and the person so elected 
shall hold his office until the next annual election. 

Article XII. — Meetings. 

The annual meetings of the Society shall be 
held on the first Monday in February of each 
year, and the regular monthly and special meet- 
ings shall be held as the Executive Committee 
may determine. 

Article XIII. — Amendments. 

Amendments to this Constitution may be made 
when proposed in writing at a regular meeting of 
the Society, entered upon the minutes, and laid 
over at least one month ; when, if approved by 
two-thirds of the members present, they shall 
form a part of this Constitution. 



Bir-L^-W^S. 



Article I. — Committees. 

All committees not otherwise provided for, 
shall be appointed by the President, and the first 
named member shall act as chairman thereof, 
who shall appoint a time for the meeting of said 
committee, and notify the members thereof before 
leaving the Society. 

Article II. — Finance. 

A Committee on Finance, consisting of three 
members, shall be elected, by ballot, at each 
annual meeting, whose duty it shall be to examine 
the books of the Recording Secretary and Treas- 
urer, and report the condition thereof to the 
Society at the next regular meeting. 

Article III. — Order. 

Section 1. No member shall interrupt the 
President or any other member while speaking. 
Every member shall stand while addressing the 
chair. 



Sec. 2. A motion to adjourn, to lay on the 
table, and to postpone indefinitely, shall have 
precedence in the order named. 

Article IV. — Dishursement. 

No disbursement of the funds of the Society 
shall be made except by a vote of two-thirds of 
the members present. 

Article V. — Quorum. 

Nine members shall constitute a quorum for 
the transaction of business. 



OEDER OF BUSINESS. 



1. Reading the minutes of the last meeting. 

2. Election of members. 

3. Nominations for membership. 

4. Report of committees. 

5. Unfinished business. 

6. New business. 



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